Transfer parameters for ICRP reference animals and plants collected from a forest ecosystem

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-149

  Barnett, C L ^a   Beresford, N A ^a   Walker, L A ^a   Baxter, M ^b   Wells, C ^a   Copplestone, D ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biota; Concentration ratio; ICRP; Radionuclide; Reference animals and plants; Transfer

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

BIOTA; CONCENTRATION RATIO; ICRP; REFERENCE ANIMALS AND PLANTS; TRANSFER;

ANIMALS;

ANIMALS; CONCENTRATION; PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; THUJA;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; CERVIDAE; RATTUS;

RADIOISOTOPE; SOIL;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FOREST; GAMMA RADIATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PH; PLANT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOIL; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

ANIMALS; FORESTS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOIL;

EID: 84895924073     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-013-0493-6     Document Type: Article

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